Intuition, courage, cosmic horror, and the battle between good and evil. Rata (Rat)

The titular novella and a direct spin-off from the Bill Hodges trilogy and The Outsider . Holly Gibney, now a private investigator, notices something strange during a TV news report about a school bombing. She realizes that the reporter on the scene, who seems to be everywhere, is an "Outsider"—a shape-shifting entity that feeds on pain.

A writer struggling with writer's block retreats to a secluded cabin to finish his novel. Amidst a storm, he makes a desperate pact with a rat to ensure the book's completion, a deal that comes with a terrible price.

Mortality, nostalgia, the nature of reality, and appreciation for life. La sangre manda (If It Bleeds)

Technology, grief, friendship, and the dangers of unnatural connections. La vida de Chuck (The Life of Chuck)